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Asia Foundation President David D. Arnold joined Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul last week to discuss the Foundation’s programs in Afghanistan. President Ghani praised the Foundation’s annual Survey of the Afghan People for its instrumental role with policymakers. They were joined by the Foundation’s Country Representative Abdullah Ahmadzai and Senior Vice President of Programs Gordon Hein. In separate meetings, Mr. Arnold and Mr. Ahmadzai met with Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah, who discussed the importance of the new Electoral Reform Commission. Read more.

Videos Posted: Thailand Opinion Poll Launch in Bangkok

The live launch of The Asia Foundation’s nationwide opinion poll Constitutional Reform and Democracy in Thailand: A National Survey of the Thai People that gauges the national mood of the country on politics and governance issues is now available online. Read further analysis of the poll’s findings in a Bangkok Post op-ed by the poll’s author and the Foundation’s Regional Director for Elections and Political Processes, Tim Meisburger.